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Proverbs 3:12

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For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.

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  1. Proverbs 3:10

    So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

  2. Proverbs 3:11

    My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:

  3. Proverbs 3:13

    Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

  4. Proverbs 3:14

    For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.